Can 2025: a meeting to take stock of the progress of the work in the stadiums

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

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A meeting was held on Thursday at the Ministry of the Interior to assess the state of progress of the construction and rehabilitation of stadiums in the six cities before hosting the matches of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), scheduled for December 2025 (Rabat, Casablanca, Tanger, Fez, Marrakech and Agadir), and take note of the additional urban upgrading programs. For the organization of this continental event.

This meeting was an opportunity to emphasize that the rate of work progresses in accordance with the calendars fixed and that all the arrangements were taken to guarantee the completion of the sites within the established deadlines, said a press release from the Ministry of the Interior.

In addition to the work relating to stadiums, the six cities concerned have seen the launch of additional programs aimed at improving urban mobility, upgrading urban infrastructure, redeveloping the surroundings of stadiums and sites dedicated to the reception of visitors and the organization of animation activities, the objective being to meet the best reception conditions of delegations and supporters.

In this context, it has been noted that more than 120 projects are being carried out in the six cities and that all the measures have been taken to ensure its completion before next December, specifies the same source.

The organization of the CAN 2025 is a strategic opportunity to consolidate the international influence of the kingdom, to highlight the economic, cultural and tourist assets of Morocco and to print a new dynamic to the national economy.

This meeting was held in the presence of the Minister of the Interior, the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the Walis and Presidents of the Councils of the Casablanca-Settat regions, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Fez-Meknès, Marrakech-Safi, as well as the presidents of Municipal councils of Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger, Fès, Marrakech and Agadir as well as the Directors General of the National Communication Regulatory Agency (ANRT), the National Office of Railways (ONCF), the National Society of Motorways of Morocco (ADM), in addition to the Chairman of the Management Board of the National Society for the Corporation and Management of Sports Equipment (Sonarges) Public equipment (ANEP).